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... oil is fetching $40 per barrel. Ethanol producers are also concerned about the low gas prices because ethanol’s value as a substitute declines when oil prices are low. Let the Good Times Flow Low oil prices are an incredible boon to everyone who uses oil, which is pretty much everyone in the country, says Daniel... ...

... fed people are now making “green” ethanol to fuel cars, with native forests being cleared and burned to make way for more fuel crops. Abroad, forests are being cleared to create palm oil plantations, harming native hydrology and wildlife. Our modern “iron horses” are eating the crops again. The use of carbon fuels... ...

... Agency’s new regulations changing how ethanol emissions are monitored. The lawsuit was... require states to measure emissions from ethanol-blended fuels in a way that... to Schmidt’s office. Furthermore, the ethanol model was adopted without the opportunity... from states and other affected parties. “Ethanol... ...

... on environmentalists because, for example, making ethanol takes about 10,000 times more water to produce a BTU, and soy biodiesel uses even more water than that. “Furthermore, once the productivity and GDP impact of oil and gas development are more broadly recognized, the comparative advantage of water use in oil and... ...

... Standard (RFS) for 2014. Biofuels include ethanol from corn or other crops, soy... the mandate of domestic corn-based ethanol use to 13 billion gallons, and reducing its target for cellulosic ethanol to 17 million gallons. Overall, EPA... for not blending the unavailable cellulosic ethanol into the fuel... ...

Ten months into 2014, EPA has yet to establish the annual volumes of renewable fuels to be sold into the nation’s gasoline supply, creating uncertainty and the prospect of higher gasoline prices over the next few years. In a letter by coordinated by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers sent to President Obama, 31 ...

... water lawns, irrigate agriculture, or produce ethanol. He also explains why there is virtually no risk of hydraulic fracturing causing any meaningful pollution of groundwater. In addition to it being almost impossible for fracking compounds to migrate vertically through hundreds or thousands of feet of impermeable rock... ...

Recently, a corn ethanol plant in Nebraska that switched to... fructose corn syrup and the biofuel ethanol . When corn prices increase, from expanded... low ending stocks, the production of ethanol or corn syrup cannot be justified... minimums. Having not forgotten about the ethanol producers , the United... ...

... more than one percent. [ii] Many ethanol supporters argue ethanol production can increase the supply of... thus lead to lower prices. But ethanol production also has a minimal impact... In addition, a recent study titled, “Ethanol production and Gasoline Prices: A Spurious Correlation,” MIT economists... ...

Ethanol may be increasing air pollution in... mix to contain approximately 10 percent ethanol. Pollution Dropped with More Gasoline Sugar cane-based ethanol, which is heavily subsidized by the... of Sao Paulo air conditions found ethanol-powered vehicles may be linked to... the city's smog problem. When higher... ...

... sources such as wind, solar, and ethanol while many Republicans support subsidies for... tax subsidies for wind, oil, and ethanol, among other things. The goal is to allow for free competition within the energy sector. Nothing in this Research & Commentary is intended to influence the passage of legislation, and... ...

... projects, but there are subsidies for ethanol and some concessions for coal,” Leyonhjelm added. “I believe it is grossly irresponsible to continue with these [carbon related] policies, which are having major impacts on the Australian economy, without having a proper, independent enquiry—e.g. a Royal Commission—which would... ...

... million from his involvement in an ethanol manufacturing plant. Ethanol manufacturing is a green energy boondoggle like renewable electricity. It is a reasonable assumption many well-connected people are harvesting similar windfalls from the activities of the renewable energy mafia. Exorbitant Costs The Ivanpah solar... ...

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